I’ve been working out very regularly since college now, and it’s been several years since I haven’t been going nearly every day of the week. Working out has had a really positive impact on my life, and it’s helped me in areas I never would have expected. I don’t need as much sleep, I eat healthier, and I’m generally in a better mood because of it.
Anyway, for a long time I’ve been unsure about whether I should work two muscle groups in one workout, or if I’m better off doing one per day. Many people have differing opinions on the issue, so I wanted to add mine to the mix.
I’ve tried both of these approaches. For a very long time, I would regularly work two muscle groups together in one workout.
I’d do chest with triceps, back with biceps, and shoulders with legs. I had a solid three day rotation, meaning that I was hitting up most of my muscle groups twice per week.
The advantages of this are obvious. You’ll end up working your muscles more, and it’ll take less workouts per week to achieve the same workload for each muscle.
On the other hand, it was taking me at least 90 minutes per workout and sometimes I didn’t have time for this. Others also believe that hitting each muscle twice in a week is overdoing it.
Recently, I decided to change things up by switching to a six day rotation. I just work on one muscle group each visit to the gym, which allows me to do some more sets and get a better workout in.
What it all comes down to in the end is how this all impacts the body. There’s good and bad to this approach. The good is that you can really get away with it, as long as you make sure you’re getting to the gym more than every other day. The bad is that if you fall behind, your muscles may suffer for it.
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